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Annie Fisher was born on March 22, 1883 in Glassendock, Lancashire, England to Annie Houghton and Thomas Fisher. Annie married a Mr. Penningrath and had two children with him, Annie Penningrath (1908) and Ernest Penningrath (1910). The three immigrated to Canada in 1910. Annie was widowed before she married Peter Prytherch on June 19, 1916 at the parsonage at Milner, Langley. The couple had three children: Dorothy (1915), Samuel (1920), and Olive (1924). Annie's husband Peter passed away on September 18, 1955, and Annie passed away on September 6, 1968.

Samuel was born February 21, 1920 to parents Peter and Annie Prytherch. He served in the Second World War and joined his father in the shoe repair business in Langley Prairie in 1946. His father retired the following year. Sam married Doris Margaret Glegg, who's family owned the Highway Cafe (now Langley Hotel) on December 7, 1946. They had two daughters, Linda and Shirley. He continued to operate the family business as Langley Boot and Shoe Repair, and later as Sam's Shoe Repairs, until retiring in 1982. His wife Doris passed away on January 13, 2001, and Sam passed away the following year on August 21, 2002.
Source: From Prairie to City: A History of the City of Langley by Warren Sommer